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mantoux test
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mantoux test has 1 sense
- mantoux test(n = noun.cognition) Array - tuberculin (a derivative of tubercle bacillus) is injected intradermally; a red area appearing 1-3 days later signifies an exposure (past or present) to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing; Array is a kind of tuberculin skin test, tuberculin test
CIDE DICTIONARY
mantoux test, prop. n.
A skin test for hypersensitivity to tuberculin. It determines whether there is or has been any infection with tubercle bacilli. [WordNet 1.5]
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